Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition similar games & best alternatives

Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

What works
  • Stunning graphics and world design
  • Engaging and well-written story
  • Challenging and strategic combat
  • Open world exploration with rich lore
  • Well-optimized pc port
Things to keep in mind
  • Some repetitive side quests
  • Limited innovation in crafting and customization
  • Facial animations and voice acting occasionally weak
  • Clunky climbing and camera controls
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

  • Turok

  • Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered

  • Outcast 1.1

  • Hail to the Rainbow

  • Dishonored 2

  • Metro: Last Light Redux

  • ZERO Sievert

  • Atomic Heart

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Monomyth

  • Svarog's Dream

  • Sands of Aura

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration, Relaxation.

Why this game works

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